INA Colony explained

INA Colony
Settlement Type:Neighborhood of Delhi
Pushpin Map:India New Delhi
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Delhi, India
Coordinates:28.5756°N 77.2097°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Delhi
Subdivision Type3:Metro
Subdivision Name3:New Delhi
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:110023

INA colony is a residential colony in South Delhi, New Delhi India

Situated on Aurobindo Marg, across Dilli Haat and behind INA Market, the colony lies near Safdarjung Airport, on Sri Aurobindo Marg, Kotla Mubarakpur opposite to Laxmibai Nagar adjacent to Kidwai Nagar East. The INA market also has shops selling varieties of imported foodstuff and wines for expatriates due to its proximity to Chanakyapuri diplomatic enclave. As per the New York Times it is a disgustingly filthy market with large rats running around.[1]

Starting 2010, it is serviced by the Dilli Haat - INA underground station of the Delhi Metro.[2]

Location

The colony is located in South Delhi between Ring Road and Ring Railway. It lies on the eastern side of Sri Aurobindo Marg, opposite to Laxmi Bai Nagar.

Nearby landmarks include:

INA colony is located at 28.5763°N 77.212°W

Size

This colony comprises two pockets - A & B, and has five types of flats, viz

TypeBlock
I,A
II,C
III,B
IV,D
V,E

Approximately 1000 flats in total are located.

Postal details

PIN code - 110 023Post Office - Sarojini NagarNearest Police station Sarojini Nagar, Lodhi colony, Kotla Mubarakpur.Police Station Jurisdiction Kotla Mubarakpur.

Facilities available

INA Consists of

Notes and References

  1. News: Market Economics; Chicken Shows the Difficulty of Exporting Food to India . Celia W. . Dugger . . 14 June 2000 .
  2. News: INA likely to be one of the busiest metro stations . . 26 July 2010 .